The steamer ARGYLE berthed in the Canal Basin at Dundas
The steamer ARGYLE berthed in the Canal Basin at Dundas
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The steamer ARGYLE berthed in the Canal Basin at Dundas
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Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901.
The steamer ARGYLE berthed in the Canal Basin at Dundas
The steamer ARGYLE berthed in the Canal Basin at Dundas
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The propeller ST. MAGNUS upbound in Lock 19 of the Third Welland Canal
The propeller ST. MAGNUS upbound in Lock 19 of the Third Welland Canal
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The propeller ST. MAGNUS upbound in Lock 19 of the Third Welland Canal
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Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901.
Photograph of the propeller ST. MAGNUS upbound in Lock 19 of the Third Welland Canal
Photograph of the propeller ST. MAGNUS upbound in Lock 19 of the Third Welland Canal
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Schooner STUART H. DUNN
Schooner STUART H. DUNN
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Schooner STUART H. DUNN
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Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901.
Schooner STUART H. DUNN entering the Burlington Canal in 1900 with a cargo of coal
Schooner STUART H. DUNN entering the Burlington Canal in 1900 with a cargo of coal
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Flight Twin Locks, Welland Ship Canal
Flight Twin Locks, Welland Ship Canal
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Flight Twin Locks, Welland Ship Canal
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One of a series of twelve photographs of the Welland Canal taken about 1930.
Photograph of a canaler in the upbound flight the twin locks at Thorold on the Welland Canal
Photograph of a canaler in the upbound flight the twin locks at Thorold on the Welland Canal
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St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River
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St. Lawrence River
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Coloured magic lantern slide of a canaller running up the Cornwall canal beside the Long Sault Rapids of the Saint Lawrence River.
Coloured magic lantern slide of a canaller running up the Cornwall canal beside the Long Sault Rapids of the Saint Lawrence River.
Handwritten: "St. Lawrence River"
"Willmot London, Ont."
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At the Welland Canal
At the Welland Canal
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At the Welland Canal
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This view is from Bridge 5 (Glendale Avenue looking north towards Lock 3.
Stereoview of Foote Transit Company steamboat, F. V. MASSEY, making its way down the newly expanded Fourth Welland Canal in the early 1930s.
Stereoview of Foote Transit Company steamboat, F. V. MASSEY, making its way down the newly expanded Fourth Welland Canal in the early 1930s.
"460 G" "34053" "At the Welland Canal"
"Keystone View Company"
Manufacturers Publishers"
"Copyrighted Made in U.S.A."
"Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England."
Reverse:
"460 -- (34053) Geography Unit No. 19"
"At the Welland Canal"
In order to make it possible for lake steamers to come all the way from Lake Superior to Montreal, the Canadians have built a number of canals. The largest of these is the Welland Canal, which connects Lakes Erie and Ontario. Locate the Welland Canal on your map. With what river does it run parallel? Why was it necessary to build a canal here?
this canal is twenty-five miles long and has eight locks. These locks lift or lower vessels 327 feet. The new canal was opened in 1930, after seventeen years of work. The first canal was opened in 1820, and, at that time, from twelve to sixteen oxen pulled the ships through. It had been rebuilt and enlarged several times before this new canal was built. The present large canal was constructed because the Canadians wanted a cheaper movement of wheat from the West directly to Montreal. Some of their western wheat was going to New York, by way of Buffalo, for shipment to Europe. Why?
Here we see a vessel passing through the canal. This canal is not only a waterway but also a source of hydroelectric power for the numerous manufacturing cities in this region.
Copyright by Keystone View Company."
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The steamer MACASSA in the Burlington Canal
The steamer MACASSA in the Burlington Canal
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The steamer MACASSA in the Burlington Canal
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Used to illustrate Ivan S. Brookes, Hamilton Harbor, 1826-1901.
Photograph of the Burlington Canal, looking out toward the Lake, from the top of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club house. The steamer MACASSA is passing the swing bridge built by the Hamilton & NorthWestern Ry. in 1876. The Main Light Station was established in 1838. In the foreground is one of the ferry slips
Photograph of the Burlington Canal, looking out toward the Lake, from the top of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club house. The steamer MACASSA is passing the swing bridge built by the Hamilton & NorthWestern Ry. in 1876. The Main Light Station was established in 1838. In the foreground is one of the ferry slips
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Greatest Canal Traffic in the World -- Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Greatest Canal Traffic in the World -- Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Greatest Canal Traffic in the World -- Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Stereoview of Canadian Pacific Railway steamboat ALBERTA and the steamboat POWELL STACKHOUSE and another vessels in the American locks at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
Stereoview of Canadian Pacific Railway steamboat ALBERTA and the steamboat POWELL STACKHOUSE and another vessels in the American locks at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
154 16731 - Greatest Canal Traffic in the World Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Greatest Canal Traffic in the World, "Soo Canal," Mich.
Lat. 46 N.; Long. 84 W.
We hear a great deal of the Suez Canal and of the Panama Canal. But there is a canal in the United States that handles more traffic than either. This is the Sault Ste. Marie or the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal. It is popularly called the "Soo Canal." More tonnage passes through it yearly than through any canal in the world.
This ship canal connects Lake Superior and Lake Huron. You can find it marked and named in your geographies, if you turn to the map of Michigan. The St. Mary's River between the two great lakes is about a mile wide, and falls 20 feet in three-fourths of a mile. To get boats around the rapids a canal had to be built.
The Northwest Fur Company built the first one in 1797-1798. Later the state of Michigan took the work up, and finally the Federal Government helped. A ship canal was constructed 1 1/2 miles long, and deep enough to carry the largest lake boats. One of the locks, in this canal is 1,350 feet long and will carry boats that draw 24 1/2 feet of water. The walls and power houses are built of concrete. The entire canal is modernly equipped with electric appliances, as you see. This picture shows how heavy the traffic is that passes through the "Soo." Here are two great lake steamers going through a lock side by side. Boats laden with iron ore from Superior or grain from Duluth or coal from the Pittsburgh district -- all pass through this waterway which formerly was only an Indian fishing ground.
In 1913 almost 80,000,000 tons went through the canal. The value of this tonnage was about $866,000,000. In 1915 goods to the value of $882,000,000 were transported through the "Soo."
Which way is the "Soo" from Detroit?
Copyright by The Keystone View Company.
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Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
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Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
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Undivided Back. Postmarked Hamilton, 10 Jan 1907 and Bradford, ON, 11 Jan 1907
Black and white lithographed postcard of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club on Burlington Beach at the Burlington Bay Canal, with the lighthouse in the background. Three small sailboats with sailors lie along the side of the canal.
Black and white lithographed postcard of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club on Burlington Beach at the Burlington Bay Canal, with the lighthouse in the background. Three small sailboats with sailors lie along the side of the canal.
"Royal Hamilton Yacht Club"
"100,593"
Reverse: "Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto"
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Swing Bridge at Entrance to Harbour, Hamilton, Ont.
Swing Bridge at Entrance to Harbour, Hamilton, Ont.
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Swing Bridge at Entrance to Harbour, Hamilton, Ont.
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Postally unused.
Coloured postcard of a night scene on the Burlington Bay Canal showing the lighthouse, the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club headquarters and an electric railway car crossing the swing bridge over the canal.
Coloured postcard of a night scene on the Burlington Bay Canal showing the lighthouse, the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club headquarters and an electric railway car crossing the swing bridge over the canal.
"Swing Bridge at Entrance to Harbour, Hamilton, Ont."
"101,825"
Reverse: "The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain"
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Lower entrance, Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Lower entrance, Sault Ste. Marie Canal
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Lower entrance, Sault Ste. Marie Canal
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Illustration appeared in Ballou's Pictorial, (Boston, 9 May 1857), p. 297.
Woodcut engraving of the lower entrance to the Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) canal with a steamer and a crowd of passengers. Along with other flags the steamboat is flying a pennant with "E. WARD" and another with "LAKE SUPERIOR LINE". On either side of the canal are piles of excavated earth.
Woodcut engraving of the lower entrance to the Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) canal with a steamer and a crowd of passengers. Along with other flags the steamboat is flying a pennant with "E. WARD" and another with "LAKE SUPERIOR LINE". On either side of the canal are piles of excavated earth.
"Lower entrance, Sault Ste. Marie Canal"
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